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Another 2 examples from my neighbourhood: - VW Golf IV 1.9 SDI, 68 HP, from 2001 - 577k mi (928k km) - Honda Civic VII 1.4i, 90 HP, from 2003 - 567k mi (912k km)

My colleague has Skoda Scala 1.0 TSI 95 HP gasoline + LPG from 2019 and few weeks ago reached 550k mi (900k km). He changes oil every 6200 - 7500 mi (10 000 - 12 000 km) when he stays overwhelmingly on the highways, and every 5000 - 5600 mi (8000 - 9000 km) in the months with more mixed driving...

Indeed. Cars that have changed their oil less often than at least every 9k mi (15k km) very rarely make to over 250k miles (400k km).

Hi. I went to my colleague, who owns 2 workshops, and gathers a lot of data about cars that are repaired by him and his crew. I made a small graph based on this data. Entry points: 195 cars, 2 - 26 years old that arrived with major engine failures between 2013 - 2024 (I could collect more data...